They Mocked His Old Kentucky Hunting Skill — Until It Beat German Snipers

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They Mocked His Old Kentucky Hunting Skill — Until It Beat German Snipers

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October 15th, 1944. 0630 hours. Herkin Forest, Germany. Through the morning mist, drifting between ancient pine trees, Sergeant Alvin Caldwell York, Jr. lay motionless in a position he had occupied for 11 hours. His M1903 Springfield rifle, standard issue for American snipers, rested against his shoulder with the kind of casual intimacy that came f... Read More

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